Where does “behöva” come from?

behöva (Swedish) comes from Swedish behov, from Old Swedish behof, from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf — necessity, need.

behöva (Swedish): to need, to have use for

Definitions

  1. to need, to have use for

Ancestry of “behöva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbehova need, a requirement
2Old Swedishbehof—
3Middle Low Germanbehof—
4Old Saxon*bihōf—
5Proto-West Germanic*bihōfnecessity, need

Words derived from “behöva”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf →Every word from Old Saxon *bihōf →Every word from Middle Low German behof →